Annie Allen, LMSW

Annie Allen is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 20 years of experience in medical and mental health settings. She approaches therapy with care, sensitivity, and straightforward communication. She aims to listen closely and guide people as they work through difficult emotions and life changes.

Her background includes individual therapy, couple counseling experience, faith-based work, and group psychotherapy. Annie has supported people coping with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, sleep problems, grief, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and memory loss. She has also facilitated support groups for Alzheimer’s and led community outreach through TV and radio ministry.

In sessions she focuses on practical strategies for daily life. She helps people build coping skills, manage strong emotions, and strengthen meaningful connections. Annie emphasizes respect and self-determination, treating each person as an individual with their own goals.

Her approach combines several methods to match what a person needs. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work. Together with the person she develops coping strategies and steps to address current problems.

Annie works from Michigan and conducts sessions in English. She asks people to see therapy as a team effort and to bring their experience into the process. Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values and small committed actions to move toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and obsessive-compulsive concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and express emotions to build stronger connections and process relationship-related hurts. It can be useful for intimacy-related issues and grief.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods and exercises to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Because the biography did not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Licensed professionals, including therapists using ACT, CBT, and EFT, can adapt exercises and skills to work well in remote sessions and tailor scheduling to everyday routines.